Iran confirms arrest of person suspected of espionage on country's nuclear deal
Esfahani is accused of sharing details of Iran's nuclear deal with the West.
New Isis video shows five boys under the age of 10 murdering Daesh 'spies'
Child executioners are identified as British, Egyptian, Kurdish, Tunisian and Uzbek nationals.
US Yellowstone National Park employee dies after falling from the edge of canyon
The 21-year-old woman was with her colleagues at the edge of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone on Friday.
Mayors in France asked to abide by court ruling overturning burkini ban
Despite court's ruling, at least three mayors have vowed to continue the ban on their beaches.
Surgeons remove 22 metal and glass objects from woman's stomach in Pakistan's Peshawar
The woman's medical history confirmed that she suffered from mental illness.
Friendship Gate at Pakistan-Afghanistan border remains closed for seventh day
The Pak-Afghan border at Chaman was closed after Afghan demonstrators set a Pakistani national flag on fire.
US tells Pakistan not to differentiate among terror groups
Asks Pakistan to work together with Afghanistan against terrorism.
Protesting miners kill Bolivian deputy interior minister, says government
Authorities are trying to recover Rodolfo Illanes's body.
Delhi gang rape convict Vinay Sharma tries to hang himself in India's Tihar jail
The gang rape that happened on 16 December 2012 in India's capital city shocked the entire world.
Australia police charge Frenchman following murder of British woman
Mia Ayliffe-Chung, 21, was stabbed to death on Tuesday at a backpacker hostel in Townsville.
South Korea finds second case of cholera in one week
Earlier this week the country had confirmed the first case of the disease in 15 years.
Rio bronze medallist Sakshi Malik is the brand ambassador of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign in India's Haryana
Malik became the first Indian woman to won a medal in the 58kg freestyle event.
President Obama tours flood-hit Louisiana, promises to help in rebuilding state
Obama also met family members of Alton Sterling, who was shot and killed during a confrontation with police on 5 July.
British woman stabbed to death in Australia by French man allegedly shouting 'Allahu Akbar'
The attack has also left a 30-year-old British man in critical condition.
Four-year-old Indian whiz-kid gets admission to ninth grade
Ananya Verma, who is the youngest among three children, is eyeing for a place in the record books.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau backs burkini
Trudeau says individual rights should be 'at the top of public discourse and debate'.
Stanford University revises student liquor policy, bans hard alcohol inside campus
Critics believe the new rules are the clear outcome of January 2015 assault involving university student Brock Turner.
Flood situation in India remains severe; 17 die in Madhya Pradesh
Prime Minister Modi assures that central government will provide all support in relief operations.
Police hunt 4 unidentified men who dumped crocodiles into Australian school
Three injured female crocodiles were forced into a Northern Territory school on 21 August.
Protesters in Turkey demand justice for murdered transgender activist Hande Kader
Hande Kader, 22, was found dead earlier in August.
Media outlets in Angola face tighter restrictions after legal crackdown
Laws will also give officials of ERCA the power to raid the office or home of any person.
Pakistan deports US national Matthew Barrett who entered country despite being blacklisted
Barrett was first arrested in 2011 for clicking images of sensitive installations in Islamabad's Jhang Bhattar area.
Friendship Gate at Pakistan-Afghanistan border closed after Pakistani flag set ablaze
Afghans staged a protest on the day Pakistani nationals were demonstrating against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Uber driver arrested in India for molesting foreign national
The woman was travelling from Mumbai's Bandra to Versova on 17 August when the incident happened.
Indian flags set ablaze in Balochistan following Narendra Modi's I-Day diatribe against Pakistan
Balochistan's Chief Minister Sanaullah Zehri has accused Modi of inciting terror in the province.
Islamic State says attack on police officers in Russia was its doing
One of the two officers was seriously injured in the 17 August attack near Moscow.
Melbourne tops list of world's most liveable cities for sixth consecutive year
EIU that surveyed 140 major cities around the world has put Port Moresby at the bottom of the list.
Machli, one of world's most photographed tigresses, dies at 19 in India
Machli was suffering from illness.
Australians get restricted access from Vietnam to mark 50th anniversary of Long Tan battle
Vietnamese government allows access to the war site but commemoration ceremony remains cancelled.
Schoolgirl repeatedly gang raped in Pakistan, police arrest 3 suspects
Police found the victim on 16 August and took her to the City police station where a complaint was registered.
